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Mexican boxer
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Acapulco
Age
54 years
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Biography
Saúl "La Cobra" Montana (born November 23, 1970 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico) is a Mexican boxer in the Heavyweight division. Montana is the former Mexican National Champion at Light Heavyweight, IBA, NABA, WBC Mundo Hispano, WBC Continental Americas Champion at Cruiserweight, NBA, and Mexican National Champion at Heavyweight.
Pro career
Montana turned pro in 1988 and won the Mexican Light Heavyweight Championship by knocking out an undefeated Isaias Lucero es negro(21-0).
WBA Light Heavyweight Champion
In November 1993, Saul lost a shot at WBA Light Heavyweight Champion, Virgil Hill in 1993. The fight was close until it was stopped.
Move to Cruiserweight
Montana moved to cruiserweight and lost to former Olympian Torsten May in 1995 and Uriah Grant in 1996.
IBF Cruiserweight Championship
Montana then beat Kenny Keene and then Grant in a rematch, setting up a shot at Vassiliy Jirov for his IBF Cruiserweight Championship. Montana lost via TKO and moved up to heavyweight in 2001.
Move to Heavyweight
He had a lot of success at Heavyweight, upsetting the undefeated China Smith and winning a rematch.
On September 11, 2010 lost a twelve-round decision to Johnathon Banks, the bout was for Johnathon's NABF Heavyweight Championship.
During his boxing career Montana has fought many famous fighters like Virgil Hill (twice), Uriah Grant (twice), David Tua, Denis Bakhtov, Johnathon Banks, Torsten May, Tye Fields, Sinan Şamil Sam, Grigory Drozd, and James Toney.
Professional boxing record
| 52 Wins (46 knockouts, 6 decisions), 17 Losses (10 knockouts, 7 decisions) [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 13-4-1 |  Felipe "El Indio" Romero | MD | 12 | 20/05/2011 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 24-1-1 |  Johnathon Banks | UD | 12 | 11/09/2010 |  Frankfurt, Hessen, Mexico | NABF Heavyweight Title. 109-118, 110-117, 111-116. |
| Win | 13-3 | Ramiro "El Filosofo" Reducindo | KO | 1 | 30/07/2010 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Heavyweight Title. Ramiro knocked out at 0:48 of the first round. |
| Win | 1-3 | Alejandro de la Torre | TKO | 1 | 24/04/2010 | Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 8-12 | Jorge "La Mole" Valenzuela | TKO | ??? | 07/12/2008 | San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | -- | Fernando Vicente | KO | 1 | 18/08/2008 | Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico | Mexico Heavyweight Title.Vicente knocked out at 0:26 of the first round. |
| Loss | 47-3-1 |  David Tua | KO | 1 | 18/08/2007 |  Sandy, Utah, United States | Montana knocked out at 2:15 of the first round. |
| Win | 11-13 | Mario Maciel | KO | 1 | 02/12/2006 | Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Heavyweight Title. Maciel knocked out at 2:19 of the first round. |
| Loss | 25-3 |  Sinan Samil "Bull from Bosporous" Sam | UD | 12 | 29/07/2006 | Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | WBC International Heavyweight Title. 114-115, 112-116, 112-116. |
| Win | 9-1-1 | Daniel "Oso" Cota | TKO | 7 | 17/06/2006 | Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| Loss | 33-1 | Tye "Big Sky" Fields | TKO | 3 | 05/08/2005 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:10 of the third round. |
| Win | 20-3 |  Denis Bakhtov | TKO | 5 | 27/04/2005 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 10-15-3 | Agustin Corpus | UD | 12 | 03/12/2004 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 15-4-1 | Gabe "Big G" Brown | UD | 10 | 25/09/2004 |  Memphis, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | Benito "El Asesino" Quiroz | KO | 5 | 14/05/2004 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico | Mexico Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 18-0 | Grigory "Pretty Boy" Drozd | TKO | 9 | 30/03/2004 |  Inglewood, California, United States | IBO World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:02 of the ninth round. |
| Win | 15-3-1 | Gabe "Big G" Brown | TKO | 1 | 08/11/2003 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the first round. |
| Win | 19-5-1 | Greg "Kid Chocolate" Pickrom | KO | 7 | 16/06/2003 |  Houston, Texas, United States | WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. Pickrom knocked out at 3:05 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 15-14-2 | Eduardo "Guina" Ayala | TKO | 8 | 14/03/2003 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 9-10-2 | Ricardo Arce | KO | 1 | 13/12/2002 | Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 23-1 | China "Dragon" Smith | TKO | 3 | 05/10/2002 |  Tampa, Florida, United States | NBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the third round. |
| Win | 26-7 | Nestor Maciel | TKO | 2 | 30/08/2002 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 23-0 | China "Dragon" Smith | TKO | 7 | 19/04/2002 | Tampa, Florida, United States | NBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the seventh round. |
| Loss | 15-3 |  Ramon Garbey | TKO | 8 | 03/11/2001 | Miami, Florida, United States | IBA Continental Super Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 0-3 | Carlos "Superman" Sandoval | TKO | 4 | 27/10/2001 | Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| Loss | 60-4-2 | James "Lights Out" Toney | TKO | 2 | 29/03/2001 |  Detroit, Michigan, United States | IBA World Super Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:26 of the second round. |
| Loss | 12-1 | Jason Robinson | UD | 12 | 02/02/2001 | Reno, Nevada, United States | WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 2-11 | "Ricky" Ricardo Phillips | KO | 1 | 02/12/2000 | Mexico | |
| Loss | 13-0-2 |  Louis "Lion" Azille | KO | 1 | 16/09/2000 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 22-0 |  Vassiliy "Tiger" Jirov | TKO | 9 | 12/02/2000 |  Boise, Idaho, United States | IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the ninth round. |
| Win | 18-11-1 | George Stephens | KO | 1 | 15/05/1999 | Miami, Florida, United States | Stephens knocked out at 1:59 of the first round. |
| Win | 21-4-1 | Tiwon Taylor | TKO | 1 | 28/08/1998 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | NABA Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the first round. |
| Win | 26-13 |  Uriah "Bossman" Grant | TKO | 12 | 21/02/1998 | Miami, Florida, United States | NABA Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:46 of the 12th round. |
| Win | 40-2 | Kenny "Emmett Eliminator" Keene | UD | 12 | 14/10/1997 | Boise, Idaho, United States | IBA World Cruiserweight Title. 115-113, 116-112, 115-112. |
| Win | 9-7-1 | Cesar Rendon | UD | 10 | 30/08/1997 | Coachella, California, United States | |
| Win | 9-6-1 | Cesar Rendon | UD | 10 | 10/06/1997 | Ontario, California, United States | |
| Loss | 24-12 | Uriah "Bossman" Grant | KO | 3 | 07/12/1996 | Indio, California, United States | |
| Win | 15-36-1 | Keith "Sir Jabalot" McMurray | TKO | 5 | 07/10/1996 |  Maracay, Venezuela | |
| Win | 17-24-6 | Jimmy Bills | TKO | 4 | 29/06/1996 | Indio, California, United States | |
| Win | 2-7 | Jaime Munguia | KO | 1 | 22/09/1995 | Coachella, California, United States | |
| Loss | 8-0 | Torsten May | UD | 10 | 25/03/1995 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
| Win | -- | Pedro Salinas | KO | 3 | 03/02/1995 | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| Win | 21-1 | Jade "Jewel" Scott | KO | 3 | 01/11/1994 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13-4-1 |  Jose Arnaldo Balbuena | TKO | 1 | 13/05/1994 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | WBC Mundo Hispano Cruiserweight Title. |
| Loss | 36-1 | Virgil "Quicksilver" Hill | TKO | 10 | 09/11/1993 |  Fargo, North Dakota, United States | WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:26 of the tenth round. |
| Win | 2-4 | Jaime Munguia | KO | 3 | 28/09/1993 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| Win | 7-13-1 |  Jorge Amparo | PTS | 10 | 11/05/1993 | Tijuana, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| Loss | 21-1 | Isaias "Bestia" Lucero | PTS | 12 | 19/12/1992 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 3-3-1 | Mario Osuna | KO | 1 | 29/08/1992 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 19-2 | Salvador Maciel | TKO | 6 | 15/05/1992 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 18-2 | Salvador Maciel | DQ | 7 | 14/02/1992 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 0-2 | Javier Pena | KO | 1 | 21/12/1991 | San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 21-0 | Isaias Lucero | KO | 1 | 18/10/1991 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | Mexico Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 3-2 | Martin Lopez | KO | 1 | 03/05/1991 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| Win | 0-2 | "San" Antonio Ramos | KO | 2 | 05/04/1991 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Win | 1-4 | Guillermo Chavez | KO | 2 | 10/03/1991 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Win | 0-1 | Rosendo Rosales | TKO | 3 | 01/02/1991 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Win | 0-1 | Mario Felix | KO | 1 | 05/01/1991 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Win | 2-1 | Mario Osuna | KO | 10 | 16/11/1990 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| Win | -- | Carlos Mendoza | KO | 1 | 05/10/1990 | San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| Win | 0-1 | Javier Pena | KO | 5 | 31/08/1990 | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| Win | 1-0 | Manuel Soto | KO | 2 | 07/07/1990 | San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| Win | 0-2 | Emeterio Soto | KO | 1 | 15/06/1990 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| Win | 3-3 |  Sergio "The Surge" Gonzalez | KO | 3 | 10/05/1990 | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| Win | 1-2 | Jorge Vilchis | KO | 4 | 09/02/1990 | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| Win | -- | Mario Ruiz | KO | 2 | 06/01/1990 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| Win | 0-0-1 | Alberto Castillo | KO | 1 | 21/12/1989 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| Win | 0-3 | Jorge Ceron | KO | 1 | 12/05/1989 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| Loss | 6-1-1 | Troy Weaver | KO | 1 | 29/11/1988 | Reseda, California, United States | |
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